Product Development Manager
Octopus EnergySheffield, United Kingdom
Full Time
Posted November 14, 2025
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Job Description
The Product Development Manager will lead the design, development, and deployment of solar batteries and hubs, coordinating cross-functional teams to bring hardware and software products from concept to market and ensuring reliable performance in the field across Africa.
Key Responsibilities
- Drive product development of batteries and solar hubs from concept to production, deployment, and operations support.
- Guide cross-functional teams across mechanical, electronics, software, and firmware disciplines.
- Coordinate with the Chinese supply chain to integrate hardware and software systems.
- Plan and execute multi-disciplinary initiatives to ensure timely market release and reliable field performance.
- Manage project timelines and priorities in a fast-paced, multi-team environment.
Requirements
- Experience in driving the product development of hardware products, including batteries and solar hubs, from concept through to production, field deployment, and operations support.
- Ability to guide cross-functional teams spanning mechanical, electronics, software, and firmware disciplines.
- Experience in planning and executing multi-disciplinary initiatives that integrate hardware and software systems with supply chains, specifically with experience working with Chinese supply chain partners.
- Proven track record of ensuring products get to market on time and continue to perform reliably in the field.
- Strong organizational skills to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- Excellent communication skills to drive alignment across diverse teams and time zones.
- Experience working in or with energy or renewable energy sectors, particularly involving solar battery technology or similar hardware products, is preferred.
Benefits & Perks
Compensation/salary range not specified
Work schedule not specified
Work environment perks not specified
Opportunity to work on innovative clean energy technology
Chance to make a significant impact in renewable energy access across Africa
Collaborate with cross-functional teams across multiple disciplines
Work in a fast-paced environment that values organizational and communication skills
Support from prominent investors and backing from Octopus Energy, British International Investment, and Norfund
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